Largemouth Bass:

Bass fishing remained good this week although it was a little harder to get the bigger fish to bite, unless you were fishing with live Shad. Soft plastic jerkbaits like the C3 Baits Flukenstein in the Ghost color pattern is still the hot bait fished weightless, either on a 3/0 wide gap worm hook or nose hooked with a #2 mosquito style hook. Just about any main-lake rocky stretch or points will have some fish. Keep moving until you find numbers. Areas with wind blowing into them are best. For finesse baits, Roboworms and C3 Baits Slim Pros wacky rigged on a dropshot rig are still the dominant baits.

Striped Bass: Not much of a change. The fish are still spread out, mostly on the main lake in the Fish Arm. Some of them are willing to bite just about any topwater lure or fluke style bait, while other schools are chasing 3/4″ micro Shad and are just about impossible to get to bite. A water filled bubble for casting distance with a 3′ leader of six to eight pound monofilament is a good rig when they won’t bite conventional topwater baits or Flukes. I use a 1/8 oz. SPRO Phat Fly or a Zoom Tiny Fluke on the business end to match the small baitfish.

Bluegill:

Bluegills continue to provide fast action in the shallow ends of coves like Dry Gulch, Utopia and Old SS around brushpiles and overhanging trees.                           A bobber and a red worm or meal worm will keep the rods bent. 

Lake Conditions:

Surface Temp 75 a.m. – 80 p.m.

Water Clarity – 10 to 20′ (except in Elizabeth Canyon 5′)

Lake Level: Full and Stable

Minor Algae Bloom

Lake Hours – Starting July 15th:

Open @ 6:00 am

Off Water @ 7:30 pm

Park Closes @ 8:00 pm

There is now mandatory possesion of a CA Boaters Card upon entry for anyone 60 or younger towing a boat.

YOU WILL NOT GET IN WITHOUT IT!

Jim – www.661Fishing.com